Hark! I heard Gar > say:
> On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 17:19:23 -0500, Peggy
> > wrote:

> >I can't remember if I baked it at 325 or 350 -- will try to remember to
> >check for you. Boil up the water before putting it into the waterbath.
> >No, no sour cream. I'm watching my calories ;-).

> Watching calories? Let me go back and look at the name of the thread.

I think she was kidding. Then again, you might be too -- text is a
hard way to share humor sometimes.

As for sour cream: one of my cheesecake recipes calls for a sour
cream topping (see below), which I've used on other cheesecakes
as well. It gives it a nice, sharp flavor:

Very Best Cheesecake

CRUST

1 ½ C. Graham Cracker crumbs (about 18 crackers)
¼ white sugar
5 T. melted butter or margarine

FILLING

3 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, room temperature
3 eggs
¾ sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

TOPPING

1 cup real sour cream
¼ sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 375° F. Mix crust ingredients well
and pat firmly into bottom and 1/3 of the way up the sides
of an 8 inch springform pan. Beat filling ingredients with
rotary beater or electric mixer until satiny and pour
into crust. Bake 25-30 minutes, remove from oven and cool
15 minutes. Meanwhile, raise oven to 475° F. Blend
topping ingredients and spread gently over cheese filling.
Return pie to oven and bake 10 minutes longer. Cool in
pan to room temperature, then cover with foil and chill
10-12 hour before serving. Top with fruit or canned pie
filling as desired, or add one bag of mini chocolate
chips to filling before baking.


--
j.j. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!